Effects of pioglitazone on mnemonic hippocampal function: A blood oxygen level–dependent functional magnetic resonance imaging study in elderly adults by Annchen R. Knodt, James R. Burke, Kathleen A. Welsh‐Bohmer, Brenda L. Plassman, Daniel K. Burns, Stephen K. Brannan, Michael Kukulka, Jingtao Wu, Ahmad R. Hariri

“…Methods Using a randomized, parallel‐group, placebo‐controlled design in 55 healthy elderly volunteers, we explored the effects of oral, low‐dose pioglitazone, a thiazolidinedione with promitochondrial effects, on hippocampal activity measured with functional magnetic resonance imaging during the encoding of novel face–name pairs. …”
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Systemic Inflammation Impairs Mood Function by Disrupting the Resting-State Functional Network in a Rat Animal Model Induced by Lipopolysaccharide Challenge by Xia Zhu, Mu-Huo Ji, Shu-Ming Li, Bin Li, Li Mei, Jian-Jun Yang

“…We used the regional homogeneity (ReHo) method to examine abnormal brain regions between the control and LPS groups and then considered them as seeds of functional connectivity analysis. …”
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Altered functional connectivity density in the brains of hemodialysis end-stage renal disease patients: An in vivo resting-state functional MRI study. by Yan Shi, Chaoyang Tong, Minghao Zhang, Xiaoling Gao

“…The purpose of this study was to investigate the changes of global functional connectivity density (gFCD) in brains of ESRD patients undergoing hemodialysis using resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging (re-fMRI).…”
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Respiratory Function of Fontan Pediatric Patients with Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome and Other Morphologies of Functionally Single Ventricle—A Pilot Study by Krzysztof Kocot, Kamil Barański, Daniel Gondko, Olga Smolarek-Kurasz, Jacek Kusa

“…<b>Background/Objectives</b>: Management of complex congenital heart defects with functionally single ventricle remains one of the greatest challenges of pediatric cardiology. …”
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Efficacy of drugs most commonly prescribed at functional gastrointestinal diseases (functional dyspepsia syndrome and irritable bowel syndrome) observational study results by V. T. Ivashkin, Ye. A. Poluektova, D. V. Reykhart, O. S. Shifrin, A. G. Beniashvili, O. S. Lyashenko, A. V. Belostotsky

“…To estimate the frequency of prescription of motility regulators and probiotics in the functional gastrointestinal diseases. To define efficacy of these agents according to results of «7×7» questionnaire (7 symptoms per 7 days) at treatment of functional dyspepsia (FD), irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and combination of these diseases. …”
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Detecting Academic Field-based Differential Item Functioning and Differential Distractor Functioning in the Islamic Azad University EPT Employing the Rasch Model by Sarallah Jafaripour, Omid Tabatabaei, Hadi Salehi, Hossein Vahid Dastjerdi

“…This study aimed to explore Differential Item Functioning (DIF) and Differential Distractor Functioning (DDF) based upon academic fields in the Islamic Azad University English Proficiency Test (IAUEPT). …”
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Association between number of functional teeth and physical function among community-dwelling older adults: Korean Frailty and Aging Cohort Study by Nahyun Lim, Daehyun Lee, Seung-Yun Shin, Chang Won Won, Miji Kim

“…Participants were categorized based on the number of functional teeth into two groups: < 20 and ≥ 20 functional teeth. …”
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Dealing With Heterogeneous Information in Multi-Criteria Group Decision-Making Problems: A Comprehensive Design Framework by Matheus Pereira Liborio, Petr Ekel, Marcos Flavio Silveira Vasconcelos D'Angelo, Luis Martinez, Witold Pedrycz

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Forests serve vulnerable groups in times of crises: improved mental health of older adults by individual forest walking during the COVID-19 pandemic by Kiki Ekiawan Lamatungga, Magdaléna Pichlerová, Júlia Halamová, Martin Kanovský, Dhanalakshmi Tamatam, Daniela Ježová, Viliam Pichler

“…Significant improvements in cognitive flexibility and heart rate variability (HRV) as an autonomic nervous system functioning indicator were established in the forest-walking group. …”
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Cardiovascular risk factors are associated with lower posterior-medial network functional connectivity in older adults by Léa Chauveau, Julie Gonneaud, Géraldine Poisnel, Brigitte Landeau, Antoine Garnier-Crussard, Anne-Lise Pitel, Daniel Roquet, Edelweiss Touron, Sacha Haudry, Florence Mezenge, Anne Chocat, Denis Vivien, Vincent de La Sayette, Gaël Chételat, Robin de Flores, for the Medit-Ageing Research Group

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The Effect of UV-Irradiation (under Short-Circuit Condition) on Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells Sensitized with a Ru-Complex Dye Functionalized with a (diphenylamino)Styryl-Thiophen Group by Kazuteru Nonomura, Yunhua Xu, Tannia Marinado, Daniel P. Hagberg, Rong Zhang, Gerrit Boschloo, Licheng Sun, Anders Hagfeldt

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Logopedic rehabilitation of patients after surgical treatment of malignant tumors of the oropharyngeal zone by A. M. Stepanova, T. A. Petrova, G. A. Tkachenko, S. O. Podvyaznikov

“…The most severe consequences of surgical treatment of malignant neoplasms of the oropharyngeal zone are both violations of the breathing, swallowing, chewing functions, and complete or partial loss of speech. …”
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A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Parallel-Group, 8-Week Pilot Study of Tuna-Byproduct-Derived Novel Supplements for Managing Cellular Senescence and Cognitive Declin... by Jintanaporn Wattanathorn, Wipawee Thukham-mee, Terdthai Tong-un, Weerapon Sangartit, Woraluck Somboonporn, Pongsatorn Paholpak

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The Diversity of Ants in Different Land Develompental: An Agroforestry Phase Approach by Ananto Triyogo, Budiadi Budiadi, SM Widyastuti, Suwito Setyo Budi, Selly Varanita

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Low content of modified-SCF in waterborne epoxy: mechanical properties and interfacial microstructure by Afagh Panahi Moghadam, Kourosh Shirvani

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Meta-analytic insights on cover crop weed suppression in the midsouthern United States by Amar S. Godar, Jason K. Norsworthy

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Erratum: Effect of nitrogen sources on the yield and quality attributes of capsular polysaccharides in Streptococcus pneumoniae by Frontiers Production Office

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Effects of Diverse Acrylates on the Electro-Optical Performance of Polymer-Dispersed Liquid Crystal Films by Nan Sun, Zuowei Zhang, Huai Yang

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Effect of Multimodal Exercises on Functional Capacity, Hand Grip Strength, and Pulmonary Function among Middle-aged Postmenopausal Women: A Quasi-experimental Preliminary Study by Hina Vaish, Digvijay Sharma

“…Background: Pulmonary and physical functions are associated with menopausal status. The exercise recommendations have been described, however, there is a dearth of literature proposing the benefit of these exercises for improving pulmonary and physical function among postmenopausal women. …”
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Optimal Histogram Filter by A. V. Ausiannikau, V. M. Kozel

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